Frederick Essen | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's10th district | |
| In office November 5, 1918 – March 3, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob Edwin Meeker |
| Succeeded by | Cleveland A. Newton |
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| Born | (1863-04-22)April 22, 1863 nearPond, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | August 18, 1946(1946-08-18) (aged 83) Creve Coeur, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Bethel Cemetery, Pond, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Politician |
Frederick Essen (April 22, 1863 – August 18, 1946) was aU.S. Representative fromMissouri.
Born near Pond, St. Louis County, Missouri, Essen attended the public schools.He engaged in agricultural pursuits.Recorder of deeds of St. Louis County in 1894–1902.He engaged in newspaper business atClayton, Missouri, becoming the owner of two papers which he combined under the name of theWatchman-Advocate.He served as delegate to theRepublican National Conventions in1904,1908, and1912.He served as member of the board of education of Clayton and served as president in 1909–1919.
Essen was elected as aRepublican to the Sixty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofJacob Edwin Meeker and served from November 5, 1918, until March 3, 1919.He was not a candidate for renomination in 1918.He resumed newspaper activities.He was also interested in banking.He died inCreve Coeur, Missouri, August 18, 1946.He was interred in Bethel Cemetery,Pond, Missouri.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 10th congressional district 1918–1919 | Succeeded by |
